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Aledo, IL town hall & government

Aledo spent $7.5 million in the year to December 31, 2024, about $2,103 per resident.

Where the money goes, where it comes from, property taxes, and how to reach Aledo's government.

Town budget

Where Aledo's money goes

Spent
$7.5 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2024
Per resident
$2,103
typical Illinois cities: $2,513
Long-term debt
$77,000
$22 per resident
Water & other utilities
$2.9 million38%
Roads & transportation
$1.1 million15%
Administration & buildings
$933,00012%
Police
$761,00010%
Sewer & trash
$548,0007%
Parks & libraries
$166,0002%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$15,000<1%
Interest on debt
$4,000<1%
Other
$1.1 million15%

Where the money comes from

  • Utility sales 34%
  • From the state 28%
  • Fees & charges 13%
  • Interest, fines & other 12%
  • Property taxes 9%
  • From the federal government 3%
  • Other taxes & licenses 1%
Town workforce

Who works for Aledo

Full-time staff
23
12 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$67,600
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
5
full-time, with power of arrest
Administration & buildings
3 full-time10 part
Police
6 full-time
Roads & transportation
4 full-time
Water & other utilities
3 full-time
Sewer & trash
1 full-time
Parks & libraries
0 full-time1 part
Other
6 full-time1 part

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Mercer County School District 404

Aledo's K–12 school district, shared with Abington, Duncan, Eliza, Joy, Keithsburg and Keithsburg. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$16,966
Illinois: $21,567
Students
1,265
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$17.7 million
at year end

Where the district's money comes from Illinois districts overall: 52% local, 38% state, 10% federal

  • Local 44%
  • State 43%
  • Federal 12%

Of the $16,966 per pupil, $9,947 goes to classroom instruction (teachers, aides, supplies); the rest to support services such as buses, buildings, counselors and administration. Building projects and debt payments aren't in the per-pupil figure.

Property tax

What homeowners in Aledo pay

Typical tax bill
$3,174
a year · Illinois typical $5,298
Effective rate
2.15%
of home value · Illinois 2.01%
Typical home value
$147,600
owner-occupied

The median yearly bill homeowners report, covering every local property tax on the home (town, schools, county). The effective rate is that bill divided by the median home value, so it's a rough guide, not the official tax rate.

Local

Contact Aledo's government

🏛️ Official websitealedoil.org ↗

Town hall & decisions in Aledo →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Aledo

Aledo is represented in Congress by Senators Richard J. Durbin and Tammy Duckworth and Representative Mary E. Miller. J. B. Pritzker is governor.

All of Aledo's representatives, with contacts →

Budget: U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments: Finance (every city and town government's revenue, spending and debt, grouped into plain categories). Property tax: Census American Community Survey, 5-year estimates.

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